Nintendo Adds Pokkén Tournament DX to the E3 Lineup

We liked Pokkén Tournament a lot on Wii U. We gave it a 9.5 out of 10! And now The Pokémon company announced the game for Nintendo Switch. Not only that, but Nintendo has announced that the game will be E3 and join their tournament lineup. Check out all the details below.

Nintendo announced today that Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch will be joining their E3 tournament lineup. The game will also be shown off during Treehouse Live and likely during Nintendo’s Switch spotlight video too.

Here is the schedule for Nintendo at E3 (via Nintendo PR):

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Tournaments

Name: 2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational

Date: Tuesday, June 13

Time: 2:30 p.m. PT*

Details: For the first time ever, competitors from four different global regions will compete for world dominance in Splatoon 2. The four-person teams – from the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia/New Zealand – defeated their local rivals and gained the chance to take on competitors at E3.

Format: Teams will battle in a round-robin Turf War tournament that will decide seeding for the next round. All teams will play one another and get a chance to scope out their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses. In the next round, teams will battle in the game’s Ranked Battle modes, in addition to Turf War. The semifinal stage will be a best-of-five battle, while the championship will be best-of-seven.

Prize: The winning team will win global bragging rights and its members will have their names engraved on a sweet Splatoon 2 trophy.

Casters: Jordan Kent, Ashley Esqueda and Nintendo of America’s Eric Smith

Name: 2017 Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational

Date: Wednesday, June 14

Time: 10:30 a.m. PT*

Competitors: Eight YouTube and Twitch stars

Format: Crew battle with four teams and two players per team. Random draft order. The first person in each crew must choose one of the new characters; the other person can choose one of the original characters.

Prize: Winners will each receive a Pokkén Tournament DX art piece signed by Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, and members of the development team.

Casters: Jordan Kent, D1 and VikkiKitty

Name: 2017 ARMS Open Invitational

Date: Wednesday, June 14

Time: 3:30 p.m. PT*

Competitors: Four professional competitive fighting game players (Alex “CaliPower” Valle, Kelsy “SuperGirlKels” Medeiros, Daniel “Tafokints” Lee and Marie-Laure “Kayane” Norindr) will take on four E3 attendees who rise to the top by competing in Nintendo’s booth.

Format: Single-elimination

Prize: The coveted 2017 ARMS Open Invitational Belt

Casters: Jordan Kent, D1 and VikkiKitty

Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3

What: Members of Nintendo’s Treehouse will once again delve into the details of the Nintendo Switch console and games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, including Super Mario Odyssey and Pokkén Tournament DX. Viewers will get an in-depth look at gameplay and hear behind-the-scenes details about Nintendo’s lineup for E3.

When: On Tuesday, June 13, the show starts right after the Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 presentation about 9:30 a.m. PT. On Wednesday and Thursday, June 14-15, the show starts about 10 a.m. PT.*

Who: Treehouse members, as well as developers and other game experts, including Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company. Ishihara and development team members will talk about the upcoming Pokkén Tournament DX game for Nintendo Switch.”

Are you looking forward to Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch?